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Review: Baffle That Bully

September 27, 2012 By KK Leave a Comment

Title: Baffle That Bully
Author: Chase Anichini
Ages: All

The book, is a book about anti-bullying. It is non-fiction, and anyone who is having bullying troubles at school should really get this book. it explains all about bullying, and ways for you to avoid it. It explains a game called “baffle that bully,” where you can confuse the bully. It also talks about breathing treatments you can do, and ways for you not to freak out when somebody bullies you.

If you aren’t bullied, this would still be a great book in case you ever get bullied.

I personally am very good friends with the authors, and I have to say myself, they did a great job. There are great illustrations, and it’s an over-all great book. So if you have a Kindle and want to be prepared in the case of bullying, go download this book!

Filed Under: Activity, Boys, Girls, Middle Grade Books, Nonfiction

Review: The Sinister Sweetness of Splendid Academy

August 19, 2012 By KK Leave a Comment

Title: The Sinister Sweetness of Splendid Academy
Author: Nikki Loftin
Ages: 9-13
Favorite Character: Andrew

The book The Sinister Sweetness of Splendid Academy is, well, splendid! This book is a twisted tale of Hansel and Gretel, but I personally think this story is better than the original!! The main character of the book is a girl named Lorelei and her brother is Bryan. They go to this new school, called Splendid Academy, and Lorelei immediately finds something wrong – nobody will stop eating!! They are free to roam the halls, go to the computer lab or library, or ditch school, but they have to eat no matter what! You will have to read the book to figure out what is wrong with this weird school!

This book is amazing. I can really tell that the author used her imagination in this story a lot, and I like that.

Filed Under: Boys, Fantasy, Girls, Middle Grade Books

Review: The Templeton Twins Have an Idea

August 16, 2012 By Dandelion Leave a Comment

Title: The Templeton Twins Have an Idea
Author: Ellis Weiner
Ages: 9-13
Favorite Character: Abigail and John

This book is about two twins, Abigail and John. They live with their father, Professor Elton Templeton and their dog, Cassie. They are in for a big adventure when Dean D. Dean and Dan D. Dean (more twins) kidnap them and their dog!

One reason I liked this story is because it’s adventurous. For example, when the Dean twins come to kidnap them or the Twins plan an escape. This is a good story for people who love adventure.

The best part of the book is that it’s also very funny. After the twin had meatloaf for dinner, the author stopped the story and put a recipe for meatloaf! The review questions might look boring but they are actually jokes! This book is also good for people who like funny things.
No matter who you are, you should read this book when it comes out!

Filed Under: Boys, Girls, Middle Grade Books, Mystery

Review: Keeper of the Lost Cities

August 4, 2012 By KK Leave a Comment

Title: Keeper of the Lost Cities
Author: Shannon Messenger
Ages: 11-15
Favorite Character: Keefe

Keeper of the Lost Cities is over-all an amazing book. It’s about a girl named Sophie Foster who realizes she is an elf. She gets taken to the land of elves by an elf named Fitz, who she has a MAJOR crush on. I would go on and on about how amazing and detailed this book is, but then you wouldn’t have to read the book. :)

My favorite character is Keefe, Fitz’s best friend, because he is really funny and makes everything a joke. Sophie also kind of has a crush on Keefe, but not as much as Fitz. I would rate this book 6 stars, but I can only rate it 5 stars, so 5 stars it is! My favorite part of the book is when the midterm’s are over, because there are banners and streamers everywhere and it sounds very fun. If you need a fall book to read, grab this book!

Filed Under: Boys, Fantasy, Girls, Middle Grade Books

Review: Fairy School Dropout

July 30, 2012 By BlueDolphin Leave a Comment

Title: Fairy School Dropout
Author: Meredith Badger
Ages: 7-9

Fairy School Dropout is one of my favorite books. It’s about a fairy named Elly who hates being a fairy. She can’t stand the itchy tutus, would rather ride her skateboard than fly and messes up all of her spells.

One day when Elly’s little sister was in a box called the Space-Case (You say things to it like fly downstairs and back and it does what you say) she was angry because her homework was not going well so Elly yelled to the Space-Case to ”just go AWAY!!!”  It listened to her and flew into the window of the new (human) neighbors house!

Elly flies after it and soon meets a human girl named Jess. Jess fix’s her malfunctioning wand by putting a pen through it and they become friends. But Elly never thought being friends with a human could make her life so much better.

One day when she was showing her class a spell, the pen exploded and blue ink got everywhere especially all over her teacher.  So she got sent to the head mistress’s door. Read to find out what happens next!

My favorite part was when Elly met Jess.

I really loved this book. Elly seems a lot like me even though she is a fairy.  If you like this book then you will really love the second book in the series: Fairy School Dropout Undercover.

Filed Under: Fantasy, Girls, Middle Grade Books
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